Dominican Republic News Archives

“We are pleased to have a company like Southwest Casino that is willing to commit its time and talent to developing our first major casino enterprise.”

Southwest Casino Corporation announced today that it has entered into a consulting agreement to work with Palace Resorts in developing and opening a casino at the Moon Palace Casino, Golf and Spa Resort, now ... via RGT Online

“The current structure of the United Nations no longer represents the modern day. The structure corresponds to the Cold War era still, although the world has advanced beyond the era that was dictated by the rivalry of the superpowers.”

As the General Assembly continued its annual high-level debate today, numerous countries called for more fair and equitable governance within the United Nations system. via InterestAlert.com

“We are very excited about receiving the first purchase order from Mattera for the Joint Venture between GalactaCOM and Mattera, which we believe will provide significant growth opportunities for GigaBeam in the years to come”

GigaBeam Corporation , deploying WiFiber "wireless fiber optics" technology to economic centers across the globe, announced today that it has received a purchase order for in excess of $365,000 from Mattera ... via TMCnet

“I'm sure they were confused with being Haitian”

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - When Sonia Pierre won an international human rights award last fall there were two diametrically opposite reactions here: "Way to go!" and "Oh, no!" Ms. via New York Times

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez said his country will lose investment and jobs if voters don't back a free trade accord with the U.S. in a national referendum on Oct. via Bloomberg

“I really wanted to be a decent and honest human being”

BIO BITS: 43, born in Santiago in the Dominican Republic, received bachelor's degree in psychology from Mercy College, a master's in social work from Hunter College and studied psychotherapy at the Harlem ... via New York Daily News

“With the help of the Elliott Foundation, The Dominican Film Festival and Manny Perez, we are looking forward to further enhancing the knowledge and creativity of future film makers.”

Children are invited to participate in one-of-a-kind film workshops with actor Manny Perez during the Third Annual Dominican International Film Festival /24-7PressRelease/ - PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ... via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

“Our success partially comes from a well-thought-through and well-executed business model that provides close synergies with all aspects of Sol Meli Hotels & Resorts . All SMVC projects are fully integrated with Sol Meli Hotels & Resorts projects”

Sol Meli Vacation Club Reports Total Revenue Increase of 61 Percent over Same Six-Month Period Last Year ORLANDO, Fla. via Hotels

Junot Daz gained a lot of fans 11 years ago with his debut short story collection, "Drown." The pieces, set in the barrios of the Dominican Republic and in New Jersey, were at turns visceral and hilarious -- ... via Austin American-Statesman

“His fear was that Monsignor Tejeda was going to have him deported if he complained”

A 42-year-old Cuban man is accusing a priest who worked in the Diocese of Venice of sexually abusing him under threats to have him deported. via HeraldTribune.com

Stuttgart, Germany - Welcome to the two day World Championships in Athletics! 20 days after the closing ceremony of the nine day global championships in Osaka a fascinating athletics programme will begin in ... via Iaaf.org

“The dream of every baseball player is to get to the Major Leagues, and I want to be part of the world's best league too”

Posted on 09/20/2007 9:27:18 PM PDT by james500 The top slugger of Cuba's last baseball season, Alexei Ramirez, said on Thursday he has defected in the Dominican Republican to fulfill his dream of playing in ... via Free Republic

“Nobody wants to leave their house”

An American woman kidnapped and held for ransom in the Dominican Republic over the weekend has been rescued, police said. via CNN